How Phoenix and Techies perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phoenix and Techies win 50.77% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,753 matches.
Thinking this pairing is about a huge, flashy combo is a common mistake. Its strength is more subtle, based on creating an impossible choice for the enemy team. When Phoenix dives in and uses Supernova, opponents are forced to stand still and attack the egg. This is the perfect setup for Techies. He can seed the area with Stasis Traps to root anyone who commits, or simply use the time to land Blast Off! on multiple heroes. It forces the enemy to either ignore the Supernova and let it complete, or walk into a minefield to try and stop it.
This pattern plays out most often in mid-game teamfights over objectives. The coordination doesn't need to be perfect; a Techies player can easily react to Phoenix's initiation. An organized team with long-range heroes can try to focus the egg from a safe distance, but that's not always possible in a messy fight. The edge comes from the chaos and forced hesitation. That extra layer of control and damage from Techies during the Supernova duration is often enough to make the fight awkward for the enemy and swing the outcome.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 51.26% | 199 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.97% | 633 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.15% | 558 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.16% | 255 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 50.77% | ▲ +0.5pp | 4,753 |
| 7.41d | 50.31% | ▼ -0.6pp | 58,550 |
| 7.41c | 50.89% | ▼ -3.1pp | 39,862 |
| 7.41b | 53.95% | — | 45,257 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.